It is the eve of trial. The trial court judge, bent on forcing you into an unsavory settlement with opposing counsel, has granted opposing counsel’s motion in limine to exclude your proposed evidence from the jury’s consideration. This is a key part of your client’s case and without it your client may be facing 100 […]
Category: Professional Liability
Equitable Amendment of Complaint Allowed to Toll Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Action Even Where Original Complaint Filed Prematurely Before Expiration of Mandatory Notice Period
The Court of Appeals has issued its conflict panel opinion in the case of Furr v. McLeod, M.D., et al. This is a case I previously wrote about in which the Court of Appeals convened a special conflict panel to determine whether the filing of an original complaint before the expiration of the mandatory notice period […]
Supreme Court Leaves Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Claim Intact to Recover Damages for Loss of Kidney in “Dual Organ” Case
The Supreme Court has let stand a Court of Appeals decision, which held that a doctor’s alleged misdiagnosis and ultimate removal of a cancerous kidney gave rise to a cause of action for damages because of the potential for greater future harm due to the additional risk associated with having only one functional organ. Lawrence Garcia, Esq. […]
